I wrote something about Facebook and related social networking community before, now I have my thought about Twitter. Somehow, I wake up in the morning, whats my first thought? “I GOTTA GET MORE FRIENDS”
Who lives like this? These people really completely miss the value in twitter. Popularity is not an indication of quality, check out this search for “followers” on Summize, its seems to be everyone’s biggest worry and I just don’t get it.We now have the usual Social networking whores advising us on programs to get to 10,000 followers in 30 days, can it be done? Yes, absolutely but you will have built up a community of 10,0000 idiots just like you...
Your twitter stream is a community of friends, why would you infect it with this bullshit, would you do this in real life?
I am positive you wouldn’t.Take for example the famous twitter purge of spammers this week, where people lost 100’s of followers or practically 10% of their friends, I lost slightly over .01% and I had to even check that using some numbers tool.
I never watch numbers, I watch content, I like what friends do and what they recommend to me.... which is none... Thats Twitter’s value to me.
Next Question: Whats Twitter’s value to you? are you a number jockey?
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
My Mirror
There is a quote says that every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad... is it true?
In my mine, one of the challenges of new era generation is that I have access to lifestyle models and opportunities all over the world. I’ve got an abundance of choices available to me, and this can lead to being overwhelmed and a habit of questioning whatever I have and wondering whether the grass is greener on the other side. And of course I still have social pressure from my families and peers who place their expectations on me. I’m dealing with more opportunities and demands than ever before - it’s no wonder I get a little unsure of what I want!
Idea of doing what I love is of no use to me, if I’m unsure what I want and love. And nobody else can tell me what I love - the whole point of doing what I love is that I’m doing what I love, rather than the things other people tell me should love. But while I can’t learn what I love from other people, I can learn how to meet my true self and discover what I love for myself. There are lots of ways to discover what I love, and one of the most unexpected routes to discovering what I love is through my fear in past.
Next question: How to face it?
In my mine, one of the challenges of new era generation is that I have access to lifestyle models and opportunities all over the world. I’ve got an abundance of choices available to me, and this can lead to being overwhelmed and a habit of questioning whatever I have and wondering whether the grass is greener on the other side. And of course I still have social pressure from my families and peers who place their expectations on me. I’m dealing with more opportunities and demands than ever before - it’s no wonder I get a little unsure of what I want!
Idea of doing what I love is of no use to me, if I’m unsure what I want and love. And nobody else can tell me what I love - the whole point of doing what I love is that I’m doing what I love, rather than the things other people tell me should love. But while I can’t learn what I love from other people, I can learn how to meet my true self and discover what I love for myself. There are lots of ways to discover what I love, and one of the most unexpected routes to discovering what I love is through my fear in past.
Next question: How to face it?
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Words
Gloomy felling often pinching me to write something nasty. Its easy to get irate on the internet as well. Why do words have value? Why should someone saying something charged, if they don't mean in that way, matter? The common usage of the word in such a manner is really not that old, and currently the meanings are linked. Thats why I did it, after all.Now, for me the important thing about controlling words is actually about growing up. I understand that language is often changing, and perhaps in 30 years time it will be acceptable to use the term "nigger or native or etc" as merely expressing friendship for all races. Clearly, I am not there yet, and to claim otherwise is utterly disgenous.The thing is about language is it rarely hurts us to stop using certain words; in theory I can head to lunacy by making too many words taboo, but most stories related about not being able to say common sense words are exaggerated stories. Its not too hard, if I am honest, to see which words are charged and which are not, and I can make a conscious effort to stop saying those that are.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
End of Reality
My mind really sick lately... well, I just want to share - have you ever been in love? Horrible isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up. You build up all these defenses, you build up a whole suit of armor, so that nothing can hurt you, then someone come in, wanders into your stupid life...You give them a piece of you. They didn't ask for it. They did something dumb one day, like kiss you or smile at you, and then your life isn't your own anymore. Love takes hostages. It gets inside you. It eats you out and leaves you crying in the darkness, so simple a phrase like 'maybe we should be just friends' turns into a glass splinter working its way into your heart. It hurts. Not just in the imagination. Not just in the mind. It's a soul-hurt, a real gets-inside-you-and-rips-you-apart pain.
I hate myself... because I lied to admit myself that I need love...
Friday, August 28, 2009
I Lies...
This is massive subject. We are brought up by parents who teach us that to tell lies is wrong.. yeah.. telling THEM lies is wrong! Then I also learn through life experience that adults lie all of the time. (Father Christmas, the tooth fairy?) They lie to us, they lie to each other. They groom us in the skill without even realising what they are doing, just the same as their parents did to them.
The untruths come into several categories. Some are told as a direct answer to a question, probably to get the respondent out of trouble, but some are told to cause hurt and distress for reasons best known only to the liar themselves. Some folks are compulsive liars, who actually tell a lie and then believe what they have told.
The subject of lying within this life is an odd one. I think, in the main, it is a given that punters expect guy like me, they see to be professional liars. I hate telling lies. I do my darndest not to. I have fine tuned my repertoire so that the telling of lies is not done.
This life is a melting pot of untruth and dishonesty. I try very hard not to be contributory, but what I am doing is a dishonest practice somehow, especially for those of us who were married.
Its those damn questions.. now if I could move away from some of those...
We are living in the world of lies...
The untruths come into several categories. Some are told as a direct answer to a question, probably to get the respondent out of trouble, but some are told to cause hurt and distress for reasons best known only to the liar themselves. Some folks are compulsive liars, who actually tell a lie and then believe what they have told.
The subject of lying within this life is an odd one. I think, in the main, it is a given that punters expect guy like me, they see to be professional liars. I hate telling lies. I do my darndest not to. I have fine tuned my repertoire so that the telling of lies is not done.
This life is a melting pot of untruth and dishonesty. I try very hard not to be contributory, but what I am doing is a dishonest practice somehow, especially for those of us who were married.
Its those damn questions.. now if I could move away from some of those...
We are living in the world of lies...
World of Stress
I talked about moving out for something different can be stressful, so I was interested to read what Google had to say on this subject. And they have 12 tips on beating stressSomehow, what I find amusing is that most of those tips have been around since Adam was a lad -- they missed off eating an apple a day, I noticed!
I have been to the hospital for my check up, and the nurse there checked my blood pressure. It was fine. I never expected anything else. I eat sensibly and I did little exercise in the office - probably because I eat well, and I am more on top of the bills than I used to be.
In addition, I am not for one minute knocking anyone who takes supplements or vitamins etc., but I think if you eat sensibly, all of the things you need should be there in your basic diet, People can become obsessed with taking things they don't really need, and if they miss taking them - that's when unnecessary stress can manifest itself. People these days seem to punish themselves for being alive.
Interestingly, they say you should "get it off your chest"........ well in that case, I suppose blogging is one way of doing that.
Next question: Personality test?
I have been to the hospital for my check up, and the nurse there checked my blood pressure. It was fine. I never expected anything else. I eat sensibly and I did little exercise in the office - probably because I eat well, and I am more on top of the bills than I used to be.
In addition, I am not for one minute knocking anyone who takes supplements or vitamins etc., but I think if you eat sensibly, all of the things you need should be there in your basic diet, People can become obsessed with taking things they don't really need, and if they miss taking them - that's when unnecessary stress can manifest itself. People these days seem to punish themselves for being alive.
Interestingly, they say you should "get it off your chest"........ well in that case, I suppose blogging is one way of doing that.
Next question: Personality test?
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Working Appreciation is Earned, Not Given!
Being an empty glass is good, because we can absorb more. I’m a big believer in the sharing of ideas and challenging of one another that guest interaction can bring. One has to look no further than the month-long to what a group of innovative, forward-thinking people can do when they unite for a common goal.
Instead, life is just like a box of chocolates stays true to its name – you never know what you’re going to get. But, above all, it forces me to take a step back and think – in this case, about what I appreciate in life. Appreciation can be interpreted in many different formats, but one thing that comes to my mind, and that is relevant to my current life situation, is the appreciation relationship between manager and employee. Think about your own career – what are you doing with your life? Where are you working at this very moment? Do you feel valued, appreciated, and important to the overall team? Or, are you just another easily replaceable cog in the system?
I could easily tell you to go find a job where you’re seen as irreplaceable, but more often than not, especially early in our careers, that’s much easier said than done.
Then try to give people a reason to appreciate you...No one is going to appreciate you if you don’t give them a reason to do so. Presenting your value to a company starts with you. It involves going above and beyond the call of duty and saying, ‘This is why I’m an invaluable member of the team. This is why you need me here. This is why you SHOULD be appreciating me and what I bring to the table.’
But, it’s not all about you only – you have to be appreciative of what you’ve got. Far too often we say it’s “just a job,” but there are millions of unemployed people out there who would be thrilled to be in your full-time position. Be grateful for what you have, what you earned, and that appreciation will show in your overall work ethic.
Appreciation isn’t given, it’s earned. It’s easy to forget, but so important to remember. If you want people to see the value in you, you have to live that value in everything you do. The appreciation revolution starts with you!
Next question: My life appreciatiation?
Instead, life is just like a box of chocolates stays true to its name – you never know what you’re going to get. But, above all, it forces me to take a step back and think – in this case, about what I appreciate in life. Appreciation can be interpreted in many different formats, but one thing that comes to my mind, and that is relevant to my current life situation, is the appreciation relationship between manager and employee. Think about your own career – what are you doing with your life? Where are you working at this very moment? Do you feel valued, appreciated, and important to the overall team? Or, are you just another easily replaceable cog in the system?
I could easily tell you to go find a job where you’re seen as irreplaceable, but more often than not, especially early in our careers, that’s much easier said than done.
Then try to give people a reason to appreciate you...No one is going to appreciate you if you don’t give them a reason to do so. Presenting your value to a company starts with you. It involves going above and beyond the call of duty and saying, ‘This is why I’m an invaluable member of the team. This is why you need me here. This is why you SHOULD be appreciating me and what I bring to the table.’
But, it’s not all about you only – you have to be appreciative of what you’ve got. Far too often we say it’s “just a job,” but there are millions of unemployed people out there who would be thrilled to be in your full-time position. Be grateful for what you have, what you earned, and that appreciation will show in your overall work ethic.
Appreciation isn’t given, it’s earned. It’s easy to forget, but so important to remember. If you want people to see the value in you, you have to live that value in everything you do. The appreciation revolution starts with you!
Next question: My life appreciatiation?
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